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Willy Adames
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 1
Shortstop
Born: (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 29)
Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 22, 2018, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.263
Home runs30
Runs batted in86
Teams

Willy Rafael Luna Adames (born September 2, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Detroit Tigers

Adames signed with the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent in July 2012.[1] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Tigers. In 60 games, he hit .245/.419/.370 with one home run. Adames started the 2014 season with the West Michigan Whitecaps.[2][3]

Tampa Bay Rays

In 2014, Adames was involved in a three team trade that sent Drew Smyly, Adames, and Nick Franklin to Tampa Bay, Austin Jackson to Seattle, and David Price to Detroit.[4][5] The Rays assigned him to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, where he finished the season.[6] In 125 combined games between West Michigan and Bowling Green, he batted .271 with eight home runs and 61 RBIs. He played 2015 with the Charlotte Stone Crabs where he posted a .258 batting average with four home runs and 46 RBIs, 2016 with the Montgomery Biscuits where he batted .274 with 11 home runs, 57 RBIs and 31 doubles. In 2016 Adames was selected to the World Team in the All-Star Futures Game.[7] The Rays added Adames to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[8] In 2017, Adames played with the Durham Bulls where he batted .277 with 10 home runs, 62 RBIs and a .776 OPS.[9] In 2018 with Durham, Adames hit .286 with 4 home runs and a .765 OPS in 64 games.[10]

According to MLB.com Adames was ranked as the number one prospect in the Tampa Bay Rays farm system in 2015, 2016, and 2017, the number two prospect in 2018, and as high as the 16th best prospect nationally.[11][12][13]

2018

Adames was promoted to the Rays on May 22, 2018, making his major league debut the same day. He got his first hit, a solo home run off of Chris Sale, that same night. He was optioned back to Durham three days later to make room for Joey Wendle, who was returning from the paternity list. Adames was later recalled back to Tampa on June 11.[14] On July 12, Adames was sent back down to Durham in order to receive more consistent playing time, due to the jam at middle infield between Adeiny Hechavarria, Daniel Robertson, Joey Wendle, and Matt Duffy. Adames hit .226 with a .606 OPS in his second stint.[15] Adames was recalled a third time on July 22.[14] On August 7, Adames hit a walk off solo home run against Miguel Castro of the Baltimore Orioles.[16] In the month of August, Adames was awarded a spot on MLB.com's "team of the month" after slashing .318/.384/.523 with 5 home runs and 14 RBIs.[17][18] Following a two-hit performance in the final game of the year, Adames ended the season with three straight multi-hit games, helping the Rays reach 90 wins for the first time since 2013. This stretch capped off a strong second half for Adames, whom hit .329 in the final two months of the season.[19] Adames ended the season slashing .278/.348/.406 with 10 home runs in 85 games, recording a 2.0 wins above replacement.[20]

2019

In 2019, Adames solidified himself the everyday shortstop, playing 152 games at the position. On defense in 2019, he recorded 13 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) and a 2.1 defensive wins above replacement.[21][22] At the plate, Adames hit .254 with 20 home runs, 52 RBI, and 69 runs scored. Combined with the stellar defense, he recorded 4.2 wins above replacement.[23] In the American League Division Series, Adames posted a .385/.500/.983 slash line, hitting two home runs and a double as the Rays lost to the pennant winning Houston Astros in five games. In game 4, Adames recorded an assist on a throw dubbed 'The Relay' by local media, where he made a perfect transition and throw, 178 feet away from home plate.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Detroit Tigers sign pair of 16-year-old prospects as international signings begin". MLive.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Tigers Prospects: Willy Adames, Buck Farmer standing out in minors". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Willy Adames continues his torrid stretch in Caps' win over Bowling Green". MLive.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  4. ^ "Detroit Tigers part ways with touted prospect Willy Adames in order to acquire Tampa Bay's David Price". MLive.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "Detroit Tigers lose 'talented' SS prospect Willy Adames, 18, to Rays". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Ex-Tiger Willy Adames is Rays' top prospect". The Detroit News. November 7, 2014. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  7. ^ "2016 Futures Game Box Score | BaseballAmerica.com". BaseballAmerica.com. 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  8. ^ "Rays trade Motter and Shaffer to Mariners, add 8 prospects to roster". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Willy Adames Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Willy Adames Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  11. ^ "MLB.com 2015 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  12. ^ "MLB.com 2016 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  13. ^ "MLB.com 2017 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  14. ^ a b "Willy Adames Stats, Fantasy & News". Tampa Bay Rays. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  15. ^ "Rays get blame in Willy Adames demotion". 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  16. ^ "Adames hits solo HR with 2 outs in 9th, Rays top Orioles 4-3". islandpacket. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  17. ^ "MLB on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  18. ^ "Willy Adames 2018 Batting Splits | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  19. ^ "Rays' Willy Adames: Finishes rookie campaign strong". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  20. ^ "Willy Adames Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  21. ^ "Major League Leaderboards » 2019 » Second Basemen » Fielding Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball". Fangraphs.com. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  22. ^ "2019 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  23. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/adamewi01.shtml
  24. ^ "Why Kiermaier to Adames to d'Arnaud will go down in Rays history". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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